Energize Our Neighborhoods is excited to host this free community conference Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Jack's Urban Meeting Place (JUMP), 1000 W. Myrtle Street, Boise.
The annual conference is designed to empower our community, offering a platform for neighbors to connect, share ideas, and collaborate on making our neighborhoods even better. With a variety of interactive sessions, workshops, and activities, there's something for everyone. Whether you're passionate about local projects, interested in sharing new ideas, or simply want to meet people in your community, this event is the perfect opportunity.
Registration is now closed. We look forward to seeing you in October 2025!
Neighborhoods for Everyone
Meeting people where they are at, improving language access, and removing barriers allows all voices to participate in the conversation. Create welcoming spaces and inclusive operations in all neighborhoods.
Opportunity for Everyone
Investing in an economy that uplifts everybody in our community with family wage jobs and access to opportunities. Cultivate a business environment that focuses on sustainable economic resilience.
Transportation for Everyone
Making it easier to bus, bike, and walk, our residents must be able to connect to opportunities when and where they exist. Expand pathways and mobility options so residents can choose how they move about the valley.
Housing for Everyone
Everyone in Boise deserves a safe place to live: one that they can afford and close to the things we all need to enjoy life. Explore housing options that create more opportunitiesfor all income levels.
Clean City for Everyone
A commitment to environmental stewardship to address complex challenges that climate change presents on a neighborhood-level. Community gardens and urban farming, recycling and waste reduction, water conservation, green spaces and biodiversity, or resilience planning.
Safe and Healthy City for Everyone
In partnership with public safety agencies, a focus on traffic safety, behavioral health, crime prevention practices, and fire safety.
Past Events
The first Boise Neighborhood Interactive was held in 2017. Last year's conference featured a panel discussion on transportation and growth in the Treasure Valley. The panel featured Boise Council President Jimmy Hallyburton, Valley Regional Transit CEO Elaine Clegg, and COMPASS Principal Planner Toni Tisdale, moderated by Jen Schneider, Associate Dean of the College of Innovation and Design at Boise State University.
The full day in-person conference offered attendees opportunities to attend ten workshops, participate in roundtable discussions, learn about community resources, and network with other attendees.
Past events have featured keynote addresses from Salome Mwangi, an accomplished speaker, trainer, and cultural broker, Norman B. Rice, former Mayor of Seattle and Vice-Chair of the Casey Family Programs Board of Trustees, and Aimée Christensen, CEO of Christensen Global Strategies and Executive Director of the Sun Valley Institute.
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Nicole Carr
Energize Program Manager
208-972-8502
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